Savings box clock



May 19, 1931. A. e. P. WHNGAARD 1,306,324

SAVINGS BOX CLOCK Filed June 22, 1928 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 [we/liar AM: GEoRe 'Pgisn wiilvounn y 1931- A. G. P. WIINGAARD 1,806,324

SAVINGS BOX CLOCK Filed June 22, 1928 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 [la/ml" A tfo IRA/L74 Patented May 19, 1931 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE AAGE GEORG PETER WIINGAARD, OF COPENHAGEN, DENMARK SAVINGS BOX CLOCK Application filed June 22, 1928, Serial No. 287,409, and in Germany June 29, 1927.

This invention relates to saving box clocks and, compared to the. clocks known for the same purpose, the present invention has the following objects and offers the advantages hereinafter referred to. i

The arrangement allows of the use of coins of various sizes,'without any. change whatsoever, and merely by a simple manipulation, so that the manufacturer need only make one 16 standard size for the largest sized coin to be used in each' single instance, all other sizes of coins being then unable to' pass into the coin passage or falling through the same without affecting the clockwork.

.The slot for inserting the coin is, according to the present invention arranged in the back wall of the clock and opens into the side of the coin passage, and not as heretofore into the upper end of the same.

Further, the object ofthe present invention is that the coin passage can be set by a simple manipulation both for a different thickness as also for a different diameter of coin.

The invention will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings, in

which Figure 1 shows the movable and the fixed parts which effect the starting and stopping of the clock seen from the insertion side of the clock.

Figure 2 shows the same parts seen from the left side in Figure 1.

Figure 3 shows the same parts seen from the right side.

Figure 4 shows the same parts seen from above.

Figure 5 shows a cross section along the line V-V in Figure 1.

Figure 6 shows a cross section along the line VIVI in Figure 1.

In the drawings the clockwork itself is not shown as it does not form any essential part of the invention.

The numeral 1 designates a plate which carries the whole mechanism and the bentover longitudinal side 2 of which forms the one fixed wall of the coin passage. To the wall 2 is fitted, pivoting on a pin 3, an unequal armed lever 4, 5. On the lever is also fixed a pivot 6 which coacts with the one end of another double armed lever 7, 8, the long free arm 8 of which can-in known manner act on a wheel in the clockwork so that the lever 4, 5, when turnedaway from the position shown in Figure 2 turns the lever 8 from 5 the position shown by full lines over into that shown by dot and dash lines in Figure 4. On the long arm 5 of the lever 4, 5 is fitted to a couple of cars 9 a plate 10, adjustable crosswise, having a bent-over edge 11 and form- 69 ing the loose side of the coin passage, being parallel to the fixed plate 2. By the plate 10 nothaving holes for the screws but oblong slots, it is possible to adjust the plate 10, and

at the same time the bent-over portion 11 to a greater or smaller distance from the wall 2 according to the thickness of the coin to be used.

As a modification it may be mentioned that instead of shifting the plate 10 on the ear 9 of the lever 5 to set the distance betweenthe fixed longitudinal side 2 and the adjustable side 11 of the coin passage, the same result may be obtained by letting the plate 10 be fixed on arm 4, 5 and making this arm itself 7d shiftable and adjustable on its pivoting axis 3.

To allow of adjusting the coin passage for difierent coin diameters the following arrangement is provided j 89 The plate 10 limits the one narrow wall of the coin passage while the other narrow wall of the coing passage is formed by the bentover edge 13 of a plate 14 screwed to the fixed wall 2, this plate 14being so adjustable that 8 the distance from plate 10 to the bent part 13 may be increased or reduced. Besides there is provided on the movable plate 11 a trip 37. Lastly there is a recess in plate 11, the purpose of which i will hereinafter be explained. i

On plate 1 there is towards the lower end a pivot 16 on which turns the toothed wheel 17 driven by the clockwork, while on the same pivot or axis, and rigidly secured to said toothed wheel, is an exchangeable disc 19 having a recess 18. This disc 19 can co-operate with the bell crank 20, 21 and the latter is fit-ted on a pin 22 which is fitted movably partly in a bearing in plate 1 and partly in a beam 23.

' :TO the pin 22 is also fixed another double armed lever 24, 25, the one arm of which with.

its downward bent end projects into the said recess in the movable wall of the coin passag'e ll and serves to hold the coin held back while the other arm 25 with its 'like-' wise bent-over edge or the projection thereon 33, 26swings in beneath the coin passage and so holds the operativecoin. 'Aspring "271m:

7 p the object ofholding the arm of the lever 21 up into co-operation with the disc 1'9.

. This discmaybe exchanged for'other discs with several recesses according to whether the savings box mechanism atcertain periods shall have several paying-in terms. I

The arrangement described operates in the follqwih ginanner i'- H 1 Afterithec-oin passage has bythe' adjustine'ntof plate 10 on the ears-9 been set to the size (thickness) ofa given coin and the plate p 14 tbthe 'diarf eter otthe respectiveeoi n, the

arrangement is ready for use.

It: is assumedthat the parts have the post-f tion shown in Figure 1 and 2, the arm 8 being turned back, and in such position being in r connec'ti'on with a wheelfin the clockwork and against the. side of plate "1 10 turned towards the passageaiid-thereby pressing the arm '5 outwards in the direc'ti'oir or the mesa ihfFig fire 2 whereby the pin '6 turns the arm '8- into the "opposite "extreme position easiest-satay the' do't and dash lines '-ii1 Figure4 The clockwork is thereby released and will begih to go. The eoininse'rted cannot; however, pass through the coin passage but is held-fiat its lower end by the t'ripi26 on arm The clock will; "as already stat'ed,'be going until it has'tuii'ied the "toothed wheel 17fandtl1erewithfthe' disc 19 so that the recess 18'will be standing exactly. opposite the arm 20, whereupon-this arm,-under the action of the spring27 is drawn into. the recess, and thereby performs three ope-rationsz f Y 1 V 7 1,806,324

bell crank from thelug 37, and the lever 5 will now, possibly under action-of the spring 31, go back into the position shown in Figure 1 so that the arm 8 will again stop'the clock.

When, however, before the clock is again stopped a new coinis inserted into the coin passage, th s coin will as long as the lever 20 is within the recess, 18; rest: on the trip 24:, Y but when thereupon "the lever 20 is again pressed down and the trip is therebyagain returned from the insection 15 the coin will drop further until it comes to rest on the trip 26 and the clock is not stopped, by the.

lever 5 being unable to :swing back, and the clock continues going. I

Havingnow particularlydescribedand ascertained the natureof my said invention and inwh'at manner thesameis tob e per+ formed, I declare thatwhat I claim is i 1. A'coin chutesfor asavin'gs' box clock having a fixed longitudinal side wall-,ra mev; able longtudinal sidewall paralleliyadjustable relatively to said fixed wall, a movable narrow front wall-integral with said .mov

able si'd'e walla'nd a narrow" rear wall a'djustably sectired' to said fike'd side wall.

- 2.--A'icoin -chute for: a savings. box clock having. two parallel longitudinal side walls; one fixed and hue movable,.saidlatter'pre sentin'g a bent over portionwhioh forms the movable narrow front wall of the chute,.

means for adjusting the dist'ancie'between said two side walls, a rear narrow .wallformed by thebent over portionofsa' plate adjustabliy carri'e'd by "s'aid fixed side wall and means for adj rusting the position jot said rear: narrow ;..wall with respect to said front narrow wall.

In testimony. whereof I affix m signathre. AKGE GEORG 'PE TERQWli'NGAA'RD.

. 1. The t'r'ip26 is removed .from the .coin' passage so that the coin resting on this trip can fall down into thej-coinjbox;

2. The trip 24 at the sametime engagesin e e'seet en l and Preve a p y wa i ing COlIL f I'QIIL moving intoT t-he place of the operating coin'aiid lastly v I The-lever 21,. will settle behind the. lug

tel; i i 1 tsro gi t1 P' t Th'e cloekworkiwilhin the 1neanti1ne,'continue to go and gradually the other edge of 3 and tHe'rebyp e-vett the lever 5 sliding the recess 18 again releasesthe arm 21 015 the V 

